This article presentslists a list of[[command (computing)|commands]] usedprovided by [[MS-DOS]] compatible [[operating system]]s, especially as used on [[IBM PC compatible]]s. Many unrelated disk operating systems use [[List of disk operating systems called DOS|the DOS acronym]] and are not part of the scope of this list.
InSome MS-DOS,commands manyare standardimplemented as [[systemshell commandbuiltin|built-in]]sare provided for common tasks such as listing files on a disk or moving files. Some commands are built intoto the [[command-line interpreter;|command interpreter]] while others exist asare external commands[[application on disksoftware|applications]]. Over multiple generations, commands were added for additional functions. In [[Microsoft Windows]], athe commandlegacy promptshell window[[Command thatPrompt]] usesprovides many of the samethese commands, [[cmd.exe]], can still be used.
